11. The Children of Men by P.D. James12. Dirty Little Secrets From Otherwise Perfect Moms by Trisha Ashworth13. Confessions of a Scary Mommy: An Honest and Irrevernt Look at Motherhood: The Good, The Bad, and the Scary by Jill Smokler14. When Did I Get Like This? by Amy Wilson15. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou16. Just Let Me Lie Down: Necessary Terms for the Half-Insane Working Mom by Kristin van Ogtrop17. The Step-Parent's Survival Guide: Positive Advice for Achieving a Successful Step-Family by Hilary Boyd18. Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs19. Doctor Sleep by Stephen King20. A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris

New books read in 20131. Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris2. White Horses by Alice Hoffman3. Island of Lost Girls by Jennifer McMahon4. Illustrated Stories from the Greek Myths by various authors (Usborne book)5. Sabriel by Garth Nix6. Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey7. Any Place I Hang My Hat by Susan Isaacs8. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan9. Turtle Moon by Alice Hoffman10. The Year of Learning Dangerously: Adventures in Homeschooling by Quinn Cummings

11. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan12. The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan13. A Secret Kept by Tatiana de Rosnay14. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin15. Bunnicula by Deborah and James Howe16. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin17. The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom18. Howliday Inn by James Howe19. The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian20. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riodan

21. Bunnicula Strikes Again! by James Howe22. The Last Olympian by Rick Riodan23. A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin24. At Risk by Alice Hoffman25. Bones Are Forever by Kathy Reichs26. A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin27. Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris28. Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman29. Nutureshock: New Thinking About Children by Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman30. Shoot the Moon by Billie Letts

31.World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks32. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink33. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler34. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly35. Geek Love by Katherine Dunn36. Breathless by Anne Sward37. The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue38. The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult39. Little Altars Everywhere by Rebecca Wells40. Winter Birds: A Novel by Jim Grimsley

41. The Color Purple by Alice Walker42. A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard43. The Imperfect Homeschooler's Guide to Homeschooling by Barbara Frank

New books read in 20121. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden2. Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins4. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins5. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins6. 11/22/63 by Stephen King7. The Homeschooling Book of Answers by Linda Dobson8. I'm Proud of You: My Friendship with Mr. Rogers by Tim Madigan9. Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv10. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay11. Return to Labyrinth v.3 by Jake T. Forbes12. Chicago Poems by Carl Sandburg13. Selected Poems by T. S. Eliot14. Favorite Poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow15. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris16. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris17. I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali18. Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum19. Genius Loci by Alison Hawthorne Deming20. Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisberger21. Nefertiti by Michelle Moran22. The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran23. Learning All the Time by John Holt24. Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran25. Skinny: A Novel by Diana Spechler26. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris27. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris28. The Midwife of Hope River by Patricia Harman29. Embroderies by Marjane Satrapi30. The Internet is a Playground by David Thorne31. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern32. Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist33. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris34. Instead of Education: Ways to Help People Do Things Better by John Holt

Books reread in 2012:1. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris2. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris3. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris4. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris5. Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris6. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris7. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman8. The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman9. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman

New books read in 20111. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson2. The Tie That Binds by Kent Haruf3. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess4. The Road by Cormac McCarthy5. Changing the World: All-New Tales of Valdemar Edited by Mercedes Lackey6. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen7. The Kids are All Right by Diana Welch, Amanda Welch, Liz Welch & Dan Welch8. The Help by Kathryn Stockett9. Container Gardening for the Midwest by William Aldrich10. Intrigues: Book Two of the Collegium Chronicles by Mercedes Lackey11. The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood12. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes13. Annabel by Kathleen Winter14. Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts15. Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater16. The Children's Hospital by Chris Adrian17. Room by Emma Donoghue18. Who Loves You Best by Tess Stimson19. Anywhere But Here by Mona Simpson20. Shadow Baby by Alison McGhee21. The Liars' Club by Mary Karr22. This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff23. The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus24. Shit My Dad Says by Justin Halpern25. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson26. Flash and Bones by Kathy Reichs27. A Lion Among Men by Gregory Maguire28. Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire29. A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer30. Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult

Having finished two books this week, it's time to put away last year's list and begin a new one!

I read a lot of excellent books this year. The majority were borrowed from libraries or relatives; I own only seven on this list. I need to stay away from the library in 2011 and tackle some of the books waiting on my own shelf. Easier said than done because the adult paperbacks are right next to the children's section at our library where I take Allison 2-4 times each month. Such temptation!

New books read in 20101. An Idiot Girl's Christmas: True Tales from the Top of the Naughty List by Laurie Notaro2. Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid by Lemony Snicket3. Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin4. Citizen Girl by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus5. Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris6. The Unschooling Handbook: How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom by Mary Griffith7. Under the Dome by Stephen King8. How Children Fail by John Holt9. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris10. Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay11. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb12. Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris13. Natural Baby and Childcare by Lauren Feder, M.D.14. Growing Up Psychic: From Skeptic to Believer by Michael Bodine15. The Continuum Concept: In Search of Happiness Lost by Jean Liedloff16. Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs17. Death Du Jour by Kathy Reichs18. Deadly Decisions by Kathy Reichs19. An Underground Education: The Unauthorized and Outrageous Supplement to Everything You Thought You Knew About Art, Sex, Business, Crime, Science, Medicine, and Other Fields of Human Knowledge by Richard Zacks20. Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs21. Peter & Max: A Fables Novel by Bill Willingham22. Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs23. Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs24. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls25. Monday Mourning by Kathy Reichs26. Cross Bones by Kahty Reichs27. Break No Bones by Kathy Reichs28. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card29. Bones to Ashes by Kathy Reichs30. Lost Boy by Brent W. Jeffs31. Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin32. Devil Bones by Kathy Reichs33. Seventh Son: The Tales of Alvin Maker Book One by Orson Scott Card34. 206 Bones by Kathy Reichs35. Red Prophet: The Tales of Alvin Maker Book Two by Orson Scott Card36. Prentice Alvin: The Tales of Alvin Maker Book Three by Orson Scott Card37. Birthing From Within by Pam England CNM, MA & Rob Horowitz PhD38. Something Blue by Emily Giffin39. Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care by Jennifer Block40. Midwives: A Novel by Chris Bohjalian41. Spider Bones by Kathy Reichs42. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs43. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood44. The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood45. The House of Tomorrow by Peter Bognanni46. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

New books read in 20091. Glass Houses: The Morganville Vampires Book One by Rachel Caine2. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison3. The Protector's War by S M Stirling4. Make Believe by Joanna Scott5. Expecting to Fly: A Sixties Reckoning by Martha Tod Dudman6. Coraline by Neil Gaiman7. He's Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt & Liz Tuccillo8. The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life by Laurie Notaro9. If Andy Warhol Had a Girlfriend by Alison Pace10. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold11. Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult12. Coloring Outside the Lines: Raising a Smarter Kid by Breaking All the Rules by Roger Schank13. Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult14. Homeschooling on a Shoe String by Melissa L. Morgan & Judith Waite Allee15. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer16. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer17. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer18. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer19. Nina: Adolescence by Amy Hassinger20. Lost Boys by Orson Scott Card21. I Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies) by Laurie Notaro22. The Lost Boys by Craig Shaw Gardner23. Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton24. We Thought You Would Be Prettier by Laurie Notaro25. The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton26. Circus of the Damned by Laurell K. Hamilton27. Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris28. Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris29. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris30. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris31. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris32. Autobiography of a Fat Bride: True Tales of a Pretend Adulthood by Laurie Notaro33. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris34. Once Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman35. Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult36. Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult37. An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris38. Summer at Gaglow by Esther Freud39. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini40. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini41. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak42. Cell by Stephen King43. The Stand by Stephen King44. Reservation Road by John Burnham Schwartz45. Out-takes from a Marriage by Ann Leary46. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman47. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells48. Chocolat by Joanne Harris49. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay50. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger51. The Motherhood Manifesto by Joan Blades & Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner52. The Lunatic Cafe by Laurell K. Hamilton53. Bloody Bones by Laurell K. Hamilton54. Different Seasons by Stephen King55. The Killing Dance by Laurell K. Hamilton56. Burnt Offerings by Laurell K. Hamilton57. Blue Moon by Laurell K. Hamilton58. Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton59. The Child Thief by Brom60. Past Due: A Story of Disability, Pregnancy and Birth by Anne Finger

The School Library Journal released their list of Top 100 Picture Books for this year. I'm going to keep this list and update it with the ones we read. We've got a long way to go!

1: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (1963)2: Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (1947) 3: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (1979)4: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (1962)5: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems (2003)6: Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey (1941)7: Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson (1955)8: Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans (1939)9: Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag (1928)10: Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems (2004)

11: The Story of Ferdinand by Monroe Leaf, ill. Robert Lawson (1936)12: Good Night Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann (1994)13: Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey (1948)14: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka, ill. Lane Smith (1989)15: Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes (1996)16: Owl Moon by Jane Yolen (1987)17: Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina (1947)18: In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak (1970)19: Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney (1982)20: George and Martha by James Marshall (1972)

21: Bark, George by Jules Feiffer (1999)22: The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone, ill. by Mike Smollin (1971)23: Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban, illustrated by Lillian Hoban (1964)24: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, ill. Lois Ehlert (1989)25: The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton (1942)26: Corduroy by Donald Freeman (1976)27: The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (1902)28: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, ill. Ray Cruz(1972)29: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig (1969)30: Brown, Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See? by Bill Martin Jr., ill. Eric Carle (1967)

41: The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant, ill. Stephen Gammell (1985)42: Curious George by H.A. Rey (1941)43: Tuesday by David Wiesner (1991)44: Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola (1975)45: The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (1985)46: Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt (2006)47: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff (1985)48: The Big Orange Splot, by Daniel Pinkwater (1977)49: King Bidgood is in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood, ill. Don Wood (1985)50: Black and White by David Macaulay (1990)

51: Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg (1981)52: Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard, ill. James Marshall (1977)53: The Snowman by Raymond Briggs (1978)54: The Three Pigs by David Wiesner (2001)55: The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper, ill. George & Doris Hauman (1961)56: Frederick by Leo Lionni (1967)57: Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin, ill. Harry Bliss (2003)58: Flotsam by David Wiesner (2006)59: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (1975) by Verna Aardema, ill.Leo and Diane Dillon (1975)60: Chicken Soup With Rice: A Book of Months by Maurice Sendak (1962)

61: Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers (2005)62: The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack (1933)63: Traction Man is Here!, by Mini Grey (2005)64: “I Can't,” Said the Ant: A Second Book of Nonsense by Polly Cameron (1961)65: Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner (2003)66: Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann (1995)67: Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni (1959)68: The Arrival by Shaun Tan (2006)69: We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen, ill. Helen Oxenbury (1989)70: Miss Fanshawe and the Great Dragon Adventure by Sue Scullard (1986)

71: The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch, ill by Michael Martchenko (1980)72: The Little Brute Family by Russell Hoban, ill. Lilian Hoban (1966)73: The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant (1933) by Jean de Brunhoff74: Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown (1942)75: Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss (1940)76: Zoom at Sea by Tim Wynne-Jones, ill. Eric Beddows (1983)77: The Library by Sarah Stewart, ill. David Small (1995)78: How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss79: Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm, by Alice and Martin Provensen (1974)80: The Jolly Postman: or, Other People's Letters by Janet Ahlberg (1986)

81: Possum Magic by Mem Fox, ill. Julie Vivas (1983)82: Who Needs Donuts? by Mark Alan Stamaty (1973)83: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss (1971)84: Chester's Way by Kevin Henkes (1988)85: Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats (1964)86: Yoko by Rosemary Wells (1998)87: Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes (2004)88: Stellaluna by Janell Cannon (1993)89: A Hole is to Dig: A First Book of First Definitions by Ruth Krauss, ill. Maurice Sendak (1952)90: Not a Box by Antoinette Portis (2006)

91: Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures With the Family Lazardo by William Joyce (1988)92: Swimmy by Leo Lionni (1963)93: The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (1964)94: The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey and Don Wood (1984)95: The Gardener by Sarah Stewart, ill. David Small (1997)96: The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle (1990)97: Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox, ill. Judy Horacek (2004)98: Anatole by Eve Titus (1956)99: Little Pea by Amy Krause Rosenthal, ill. by Jen Corace (2005)100: Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley (1992)101: More, More, More Said the Baby: Three Love Stories by Vera B. Williams

Only a few kids' books this year, much less than last year. I read poetry, fiction, non-fiction, science fiction - all over the board. I received 8 books as gifts last week: the first four books in Rachel Caine's Morganville Vampires series, plus three homeschooling books and one about infant and childhood development. I still have a pile of books from my most favoritest website ever (bookcloseouts.com), plus the half dozen or so my sister loaned me. And! One library book to finish.

New books read in 2007Crown of Stars by Kate ElliottMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesKindred by Octavia E. ButlerAn Innocent, A Broad by Ann LearyThe Kin of Ata are Waiting for You by Dorothy BryantAbout a Boy by Nick HornbyHeat Stroke by Rachel CaineChill Factor by Rachel CaineWhen Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? by George CarlinThe Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey EugenidesA Series of Unfortunate Events 13: The End by Lemony SnicketSilent Bob Speaks: The Collected Writings of Kevin SmithHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingJaran by Kate ElliottWindfall by Rachel CaineFirestorm by Rachel CaineThin Air by Rachel CaineAlta by Mercedes LackeySanctuary by Mercedes LackeyAerie by Mercedes LackeyAnansi Boys by Neil GaimanDumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor GattoThe Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn MitchardThe Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy TanThe Homeschooling Handbook by Mary GriffithReal-Life Homeschooling by Rhonda BarfieldA Different Kind of Teacher by John Taylor Gatto